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How did you know that would fix the issue? &nbsp;Could you tell me where i could read up more on what that actually did to fix the problem?
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How did you know that would fix the issue?  Could you tell me where i could read up more on what that actually did to fix the problem?

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Experience bro, this issue happened to me several times, and tried many things. and MDAC worked with me so i suggested it for you.<br />
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but usually what i do, isi &nbsp;take the error message and search for it in google or well know developers sites like stackoverflow.com and read posts and discussion.<br />
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thats how you learn.. good luck<br />
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Regards
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Experience bro, this issue happened to me several times, and tried many things. and MDAC worked with me so i suggested it for you.

but usually what i do, isi  take the error message and search for it in google or well know developers sites like stackoverflow.com and read posts and discussion.

thats how you learn.. good luck

Regards

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I have recently upgraded from SQLEXPRESS 2000 to 2008. &nbsp;This windows 2k box can connect to the old server without any issues. &nbsp;I have flussed the DNS, setup WINS on the new server, purged WINS and tried to reconfigure OBDC connection as well, but get the same error. &nbsp;I am able to ping the server without any packet loss. &nbsp;I have 4 other machines that work just fine with the new server.<br />
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Connecting to SQL Server with ConnectionString: &nbsp;Provider=SQLOLEDB;server=2<wbr />01.1.1.3\S<wbr />QLEXPRESS,<wbr />1433;datab<wbr />ase=WINMED<wbr /><br />
[DBMSSOCN]General network error. Check your network documentation., Microsoft OLE DB Provider for SQL Server
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I have recently upgraded from SQLEXPRESS 2000 to 2008.  This windows 2k box can connect to the old server without any issues.  I have flussed the DNS, setup WINS on the new server, purged WINS and tried to reconfigure OBDC connection as well, but get the same error.  I am able to ping the server without any packet loss.  I have 4 other machines that work just fine with the new server.


Connecting to SQL Server with ConnectionString:  Provider=SQLOLEDB;server=201.1.1.3\SQLEXPRESS,1433;database=WINMED
[DBMSSOCN]General network error. Check your network documentation., Microsoft OLE DB Provider for SQL Server

General network error between windows 2000 and sqlexpress 2008

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